| Election Name: | 1938 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Country: | New Mexico |
| Previous Election: | 1936 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1936 |
| Next Election: | 1940 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1940 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1938 |
| Nominee1: | John E. Miles |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 82,344 |
| Percentage1: | 52.24% |
| Nominee2: | Albert K. Mitchell |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 75,017 |
| Percentage2: | 47.59% |
| Map Size: | 215px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Clyde Tingley |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John E. Miles |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1938 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1938, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat Clyde Tingley was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a third consecutive term.
| County | John E. Miles Democratic | Albert K. Mitchell Republican | J. D. Shuster Independent | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Bernalillo | 10,663 | 49.97% | 10,547 | 49.43% | 128 | 0.60% | 116 | 0.54% | 21,338 | ||||||||||
| Catron | 844 | 45.50% | 1,009 | 54.39% | 2 | 0.11% | -165 | -8.89% | 1,855 | ||||||||||
| Chaves | 2,965 | 49.24% | 3,049 | 50.63% | 8 | 0.13% | -84 | -1.39% | 6,022 | ||||||||||
| Colfax | 2,994 | 44.74% | 3,695 | 55.22% | 3 | 0.04% | -701 | -10.48% | 6,692 | ||||||||||
| Curry | 2,804 | 65.09% | 1,485 | 34.47% | 19 | 0.44% | 1,319 | 30.62% | 4,308 | ||||||||||
| De Baca | 706 | 58.15% | 508 | 41.85% | 0 | 0.00% | 198 | 16.31% | 1,214 | ||||||||||
| Doña Ana | 4,007 | 54.61% | 3,316 | 45.19% | 15 | 0.20% | 691 | 9.42% | 7,338 | ||||||||||
| Eddy | 2,834 | 66.90% | 1,400 | 33.05% | 2 | 0.05% | 1,434 | 33.85% | 4,236 | ||||||||||
| Grant | 2,364 | 53.84% | 2,025 | 46.12% | 2 | 0.05% | 339 | 7.72% | 4,391 | ||||||||||
| Guadalupe | 2,013 | 54.66% | 1,670 | 45.34% | 0 | 0.00% | 343 | 9.31% | 3,683 | ||||||||||
| Harding | 843 | 43.95% | 1,075 | 56.05% | 0 | 0.00% | -232 | -12.10% | 1,918 | ||||||||||
| Hidalgo | 772 | 62.01% | 473 | 37.99% | 0 | 0.00% | 299 | 24.02% | 1,245 | ||||||||||
| Lea | 3,355 | 62.80% | 1,975 | 36.97% | 12 | 0.22% | 1,380 | 25.83% | 5,342 | ||||||||||
| Lincoln | 1,379 | 43.79% | 1,770 | 56.21% | 0 | 0.00% | -391 | -12.42% | 3,149 | ||||||||||
| Luna | 1,164 | 52.24% | 1,062 | 47.67% | 2 | 0.09% | 102 | 4.58% | 2,228 | ||||||||||
| McKinley | 2,101 | 54.96% | 1,721 | 45.02% | 1 | 0.03% | 380 | 9.94% | 3,823 | ||||||||||
| Mora | 1,922 | 44.22% | 2,424 | 55.78% | 0 | 0.00% | -502 | -11.55% | 4,346 | ||||||||||
| Otero | 1,484 | 50.08% | 1,479 | 49.92% | 0 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.17% | 2,963 | ||||||||||
| Quay | 2,321 | 58.71% | 1,610 | 40.73% | 22 | 0.56% | 711 | 17.99% | 3,953 | ||||||||||
| Rio Arriba | 4,336 | 50.14% | 4,310 | 49.84% | 2 | 0.02% | 26 | 0.30% | 8,648 | ||||||||||
| Roosevelt | 1,793 | 60.62% | 1,160 | 39.22% | 5 | 0.17% | 633 | 21.40% | 2,958 | ||||||||||
| San Juan | 1,149 | 43.23% | 1,503 | 56.55% | 6 | 0.23% | -354 | -13.32% | 2,658 | ||||||||||
| San Miguel | 5,922 | 54.52% | 4,941 | 45.48% | 0 | 0.00% | 981 | 9.03% | 10,863 | ||||||||||
| Sandoval | 1,824 | 47.91% | 1,978 | 51.96% | 5 | 0.13% | -154 | -4.05% | 3,807 | ||||||||||
| Santa Fe | 6,406 | 56.87% | 4,856 | 43.11% | 3 | 0.03% | 1,550 | 13.76% | 11,265 | ||||||||||
| Sierra | 1,260 | 51.16% | 1,195 | 48.52% | 8 | 0.32% | 65 | 2.64% | 2,463 | ||||||||||
| Socorro | 2,526 | 52.58% | 2,278 | 47.42% | 0 | 0.00% | 248 | 5.16% | 4,804 | ||||||||||
| Taos | 3,127 | 53.69% | 2,695 | 46.27% | 2 | 0.03% | 432 | 7.42% | 5,824 | ||||||||||
| Torrance | 1,769 | 40.75% | 2,556 | 58.88% | 16 | 0.37% | -787 | -18.13% | 4,341 | ||||||||||
| Union | 1,637 | 45.12% | 1,988 | 54.80% | 3 | 0.08% | -351 | -9.67% | 3,628 | ||||||||||
| Valencia | 3,060 | 48.36% | 3,264 | 51.58% | 4 | 0.06% | -204 | -3.22% | 6,328 | ||||||||||
| Total | 82,344 | 52.24% | 75,017 | 47.59% | 270 | 0.17% | 7,327 | 4.65% | 157,631 | ||||||||||